Playoffs Second Round Predictions

The second round has already started, this article to predict the second round.

The results of the first round were relatively smooth, with my predictions of all eight winners correct and three small scores correct. Some fans say that predicting the winner is what skill, is that individuals can predict the right, the key is a small score.

In fact, before the start of the first round, the Nets vs. Celtics, Raptors vs. 76ers, Jazz vs. Lone Rangers, there were still differences, not everyone predicted so. When next year, you post all the predictions before the game starts, and then it's really all right, then I'll accept you.

As with the first round, start with what I think is the most stable, and then go to the most uncertain.

Miami Heat 4-1 Philadelphia 76ers

Both teams have big players injured and absent, With Lowry missing at least the first game and Embiid missing at least the first two. Embiid is far more important to the 76ers than Lowry is to the Heat. Without Embiid's 76ers, it's hard to beat the Heat, so predict the Heat win.

In fact, before the start of the first round, when there were no injuries on both sides, I also predicted that the Heat would win, which means that even if Embiid was not injured, they would not be able to beat the Heat.

The Heat were the best defensive team in the league for a while in the regular season. Although there was a downturn in which everyone lost, including the quarrel between Spoo and Butler, overall, the Heat had both offense and defense, and was not a team with obvious weaknesses.

In the playoffs, Embiid is undoubtedly a better player than Butler in the regular season, but in the playoffs, when it comes to final points, I believe in Butler more than Embiid or Harden. Embiid has a kill in the series against the Raptors, if you encounter such a situation again, can you still expect Embiid to kill three points? The 2022 NBA is no longer suitable for big men to score hard under the basket, last year's Bucks won the championship in the final moments by Middleton rather than alphabet brother, and embiid was unable to play a punch at a critical moment against the Hawks last year. Instead of belittling Harden, he hasn't had a playoff highlight in his entire career, and it's even more unlikely that he'll be down in form now.

The Heat bench led by Hiro is better than Philadelphia. The difference between Philadelphia's main players and substitutes is relatively very obvious. The main force does not have any advantage, and it is more difficult to fight the substitution loss.

Also, Philadelphia can't take the lead, and the Raptors have played a heartbeat 3-0, don't underestimate the strength of old Lee.

Suns 4-3 Lone Ranger

The prediction of the first round of the Suns, which I did not wait for the end of the game, was said to be punched in the face. I made a point of saying that neither the Clippers nor the Pelicans pose any threat to the sun.

Tim, ESPN's correspondent in Boston, believes that the only person in the West who has any hope of challenging the Sun is the Lone Ranger, and even the Warriors are not good at it. Because the Lone Rangers have Doncic, Doncic proved his ability to lead the team to win last year in a playoff game against the Clippers.

I also admit that Doncic is very powerful, but I still feel that I can't shake the sun.

First of all, the star, besides Doncic, who is the second star of the Lone Ranger, Dinwiddie? Brunson? Brunson shined in the first round, but I'm sure he's going to be greatly compromised in the second round. The main reason is that the Jazz are a team with obvious defensive flaws, and mitchell, Clarkson, Conley, etc. on the guard line either don't want to defend or are old and defensive, and Brunson has enough time and space to play with Gobert near the box. The Suns' stitches, the defender line, won't let Bronson and Dinwiddie score easily.

The Suns and Bridges, one of the league's best forward defensive players, are likely to be in the best defensive lineup of the year and will not let Doncic do whatever he wants.

Kidd himself said he couldn't copy the strategy against the Jazz, and Ayton and McGee weren't Gobert and White Side, they were real players who could score on the inside. On the inside, the sun is dominant.

The Suns are the most favorite of the remaining 8 teams, accounting for 16.8% of the shooting, the Lone Ranger is the least favorite team to shoot, and 4.1% of the points are in the middle shot. In the age of the magic ball, this seemed like a disadvantage. But in the playoffs, it was the advantage, and Booker and Paul's steady mid-range shots were one of the main reasons they made it to the finals last year.

Grizzlies 2-4 Warriors

The Grizzlies lost the first game, giving that prediction feel like taking advantage.

There was an accidental factor in this game, that is, Green was sent off, and the Warriors still won the game. It was because green was sent off that Jackson of the Grizzlies shined, scoring 33 points, including 6-of-9 from three-point range. It's not just Jackson, the Grizzlies are excellent in three-point shooting, accounting for 41.4 percent of the team's three-point scores and shooting 40 percent from the field. Most likely, this is unsustainable. The Grizzlies' 34.6 percent shooting in the regular season is three-pointers, the league's third-to-last, which means that the Grizzlies are one of the teams that least likes to shoot three-pointers. The 29.9 percent of the regular season scores were three points, the league's fourth-to-last. In contrast, the Warriors, 45.6% of the shots in the regular season are three-pointers, the league is second, and the three-point score accounts for 38.8% of the total points, the league is the first. Comparing this data with the first game, it was found that the Grizzlies used the warriors who were not good at playing, to play against the Warriors, and although they played super, they still lost.

During a timeout, Grizzlies coach Jenkins emphasized to the players that they should pay attention to rhythm; Warriors coach Kerr emphasized with the players that don't foul and the whole team must grab rebounds. Both coaches know their team's problems and how to deal with them. If the Grizzlies play against the Warriors, it is just caught in the rhythm of the other side, even if they play at a high level, it is difficult to beat the Warriors in the way of the Warriors. What they're good at is that they score in the box, Morant is the first point in the regular season in the box, and their rebounds are in the league in the regular season, which is their rhythm.

Playing at whose pace it is, it can be said to be easy or not easy. Morant has grown into the league's top point guard, and Bane is one of the fastest improvement award candidates this year, and their backcourt combination, young and impactful, can break through and shoot three points. But compared to Curry and Thompson, at least in terms of controlling the rhythm in the playoffs, it is still much inferior.

The Grizzlies are the youngest team in the league, and one of their characteristics is instability. In the first round against the Timberwolves, their shortcomings did not cause them too many problems, because the Timberwolves are more unstable, and it is common to be overturned by more than twenty points ahead. But the Warriors are not Timberwolves, and it would be too difficult to give the Warriors a lead and expect the Warriors to make their own mistakes. For example, in the first game, the Warriors made almost no mistakes in the last few minutes, and if it was the Timberwolves, it is estimated that the Grizzlies could win the game.

When it comes to the ability of stars to tackle tough problems, the Grizzlies will give the ball to Morant. What Morant is best at now, and the only scoring tool he can rely on, is to break through. This may be effective for the Timberwolves, not good for the Warriors, when the Warriors need to score, they can score the candidate, the means are better than the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies' young players, especially role players, are easily affected by the atmosphere on the road, and once the feel is not good, the game is likely to be spent, and it is difficult for the Grizzlies to win at home in the Warriors.

Celtics 2-4 Bucks

This series ends because the series is the hardest to predict, even though the Bucks won the first.

In the first game the Bucks won, there were a lot of factors that were unfavorable to the Celtics, such as their nearly 60% shooting was three-point shooting, Tatum and Jaylen Brown both performed poorly, shooting 33% from the field and 30% from the field. Both stars didn't play well at the same time, plus they completely used the way they weren't good at, so they lost.

Tatum is not the first time to enter the playoffs Morant, he has played in the Eastern Conference Finals, and has proven himself in the playoffs, I believe Tatum can make adjustments in the later games, optimistic that the Celtics will win the second game.

I predicted the Bucks would win before the first round started, and after Middleton was injured, I felt the Celtics could win. Because the Bucks need Middleton's scoring, especially when the score is glued. Although Middleton has slipped in form this year, his position in the playoffs is not easily replaced by other players.

But after looking at some statistics, especially the first game, I think the Bucks can win, the main reason is that Alphabet Brother is the best player in this series, and the gap between him and Tatum is like the gap between Tatum and Durant in the first round.

The Celtics' physically engaged defense made the Nets uncomfortable in the first round, with neither Durant nor Irving doing well. But the Bucks' players, including Alphabet Brother, Holliday, Portis and others, like physical contact defense, which in turn became the Bucks' advantage, the Celtics' disadvantage. Tatum was visibly defensive in the first game with an imbalance of mind.

The Celtics' first game was close to 60 percent three-pointers, in large part because of the Bucks' defense. Bucks alphabet brother and Lopez and others guarded the inside line, so that the Celtics subconsciously chose more three points.

There is another reason, the Bucks' Portis, Allen and others are players who are not afraid of boos on the road and may play more excitedly. The Celtics don't look at the tough label, they don't have too many players like this, Smart is a bit of a shock, but Smart doesn't have much effect on the offensive end.

Tatum and Alphabet Brother, most likely will enter the best squad this year, in terms of team leadership ability, Alphabet Brother is still better than Tatum, and they won the first game.

The farther back the playoffs get, the harder it is to predict because teams are getting smaller and smaller. According to the convention, there should be at least one series with unpopular appearances every year, that is, different from the mainstream thought. Since the first round is not, the second round is possible. The second round of predictions, it feels like at least one will be wrong, in the end which is wrong, we have to go to the next round to take stock.